1987–88 Serie A

Serie A
Season	1987–88
Champions	Milan; 11th title
Relegated	Avellino; Empoli
European Cup	Milan
Cup Winners' Cup	Sampdoria
UEFA Cup	Napoli; Roma; Internazionale; Juventus
Matches played	240
Goals scored	504 (2.1 per match)
Top goalscorer	Diego Maradona; (15 goals)
Longest winning run	18 matches; Napoli
Longest unbeaten run	19 matches; Milan
Longest winless run	5 matches; Avellino
Longest losing run	14 matches; Pescara
	← 1986–87 1988–89 → All statistics correct as of 15 May 1988.

Ascoli

Avellino

Cesena

Como

Empoli

Fiorentina

Internazionale
Milan

Juventus
Torino

Napoli

Pescara

Pisa

Roma

Sampdoria

Hellas Verona

Serie A 1987-88 team distribution

The 1987–88 Serie A was won by Milan.

Teams[]

Pescara, Pisa and Cesena had been promoted from Serie B.

Season summary[]

The summer of 1987 brought notable players into the Italian championship: Vincenzo Scifo (for Internazionale), Ian Rush (Juventus), Ruud Gullit and Marco van Basten (Milan).^[1] Napoli started better than rivals, leading the group after five matches.^[2] Inter and Juventus, in fact, had several issues.^[3]

The reigning champions retained top-place in autumn and winter,^[4]^[5] not meeting obstacles.^[6] In spring Napoli, however, got a slower step:^[7] helping Milan's comeback, with the Rossoneri able to recover a good number of points.^[8] Their head-to-head match, played on 1 May 1988, smiled to the Northern side that reported a 3–2 win.^[9] Milan then got just two points but Napoli did even worse, losing both matches.^[10] It led to Milan's 11th title and its first since 1979.^[11] This season was the last with 16 teams playing, as two relegations and four promotions from Serie B caused, starting 1988��89, the presence of 18 clubs.

Final classification[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Milan (C)	30	17	11	2	43	14	+29	45	Qualification to European Cup
2	Napoli	30	18	6	6	55	27	+28	42	Qualification to UEFA Cup
3	Roma	30	15	8	7	39	26	+13	38	Qualification to UEFA Cup
4	Sampdoria	30	13	11	6	41	30	+11	37	Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup
5	Internazionale	30	11	10	9	42	35	+7	32	Qualification to UEFA Cup
6	Juventus^[a]	30	11	9	10	35	30	+5	31	Qualification to UEFA Cup
7	Torino	30	8	15	7	33	30	+3	31
8	Fiorentina	30	9	10	11	29	33	−4	28
9	Cesena	30	7	12	11	23	32	−9	26
10	Hellas Verona	30	7	11	12	23	30	−7	25
11	Como	30	6	13	11	22	37	−15	25
12	Ascoli	30	6	12	12	30	37	−7	24
13	Pisa	30	6	12	12	23	30	−7	24
14	Pescara	30	8	8	14	27	44	−17	24
15	Avellino (R)	30	5	13	12	19	39	−20	23	Relegation to Serie B
16	Empoli^[b] (D, R)	30	6	13	11	20	30	−10	20	Relegation to Serie B

Source: 1987–88 Serie A,RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw.^[12]
(C) Champion; (D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Juventus won the UEFA Cup qualification match against Torino 0–0*(4:2) then qualified to 1988–89 UEFA Cup.
^ Empoli was penalised of 5 points from the start of the season.

Results[]

Home \ Away	ASC	AVE	CES	COM	EMP	FIO	INT	JUV	MIL	NAP	PES	PIS	ROM	SAM	TOR	VER
Ascoli	—	2–0	0–0	0–0	2–0	3–0	2–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	3–0	1–1
Avellino	1–1	—	1–1	1–1	1–0	1–1	1–3	1–0	0–0	0–1	1–1	1–0	2–3	1–2	2–1	1–0
Cesena	1–0	1–1	—	3–0	1–1	1–0	2–2	0–0	0–0	0–1	0–1	1–1	0–0	2–0	0–0	1–0
Como	3–1	0–0	2–0	—	3–2	1–0	1–2	1–1	1–1	0–0	2–1	0–0	0–1	0–1	0–0	1–1
Empoli	2–0	0–0	2–2	1–1	—	0–0	1–1	1–0	0–0	0–0	3–2	0–1	2–1	2–2	0–0	1–0
Fiorentina	1–0	2–1	3–1	1–1	0–0	—	1–2	1–1	1–1	3–2	4–0	0–0	1–0	1–1	1–0	0–0
Internazionale	2–2	1–1	2–0	1–0	2–0	3–0	—	2–1	0–1	1–1	0–2	2–1	4–2	3–1	0–1	1–1
Juventus	1–0	3–0	0–2	1–0	4–0	1–2	1–0	—	0–1	3–1	3–1	2–1	1–0	1–1	2–1	0–0
Milan	2–0	3–0	3–0	5–0	1–0	0–2	2–0	0–0	—	4–1	2–0	1–0	0–2	2–1	0–0	0–0
Napoli	2–1	4–0	2–0	3–0	2–1	4–0	1–0	2–1	2–3	—	6–0	2–1	1–2	1–2	3–1	4–1
Pescara	0–0	2–0	1–0	2–0	0–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–1	—	2–1	0–0	0–0	2–2	3–0
Pisa	1–1	0–0	1–0	1–1	0–0	2–1	2–1	1–2	1–3	0–2	2–0	—	1–1	0–1	2–0	0–0
Roma	3–0	0–0	2–0	3–1	1–0	2–1	3–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	5–1	1–0	—	0–2	1–1	1–0
Sampdoria	2–0	2–0	4–1	3–0	2–0	1–0	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–1	2–1	0–0	0–0	—	1–1	3–1
Torino	2–1	0–0	2–2	1–1	0–1	2–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–0	2–0	3–1	2–0	4–1	—	1–1
Hellas Verona	2–1	4–1	0–1	0–1	1–0	1–0	1–1	2–1	0–1	1–1	2–0	0–0	0–1	3–1	0–2	—

Source:^{[citation needed]}
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

UEFA Cup qualification[]

23 May 1988

Juventus	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Torino

Penalties
Vignola De Agostini Brio Cabrini Rush	4–2	Cravero Bresciani Comi Benedetti

Stadio Comunale Vittorio Pozzo, Turin

Referee: (Salerno)

Juventus qualified for 1988–89 UEFA Cup.

Top goalscorers[]

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Diego Maradona	Napoli	15
2	Careca	Napoli	13
3	Pietro Paolo Virdis	Milan	11
3	Giuseppe Giannini	Roma	11
5	Gianluca Vialli	Sampdoria	10
6	Ruud Gullit	Milan	9
	Walter Schachner	Avellino
	Alessandro Altobelli	Internazionale
	Toni Polster	Torino

References[]

^ Gianni Brera (12 September 1987). "I giorni del calcio". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 1.
^ Gianni Mura (13 October 1987). "Il fenomeno Napoli". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 23.
^ Gianni Brera (27 October 1987). "Qualcosa di travolgente". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 45.
^ Gianni Brera (3 November 1987). "Maradona padre nostro". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 35.
^ Gianni Brera (24 November 1987). "Caro Napoli, vai troppo forte". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 33.
^ "Da Boniperti complimenti al Napoli". la Repubblica (in Italian). 24 December 1987. p. 19.
^ Gianni Brera (22 March 1988). "Favole per la primavera". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 23.
^ Gianni Mura (19 April 1988). "Vi dà fastidio lo scudetto bis?". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 34.
^ Licia Granello (3 May 1988). "Ma non è ancora scudetto". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 34.
^ Gianni Mura (15 May 1988). "La rivoluzione del sor Capanna". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 23.
^ Massimo Agostini (17 May 1988). "Juve, ancora lacrime". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 26.
^ "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.

Sources[]

Panini Group, ed. (1988). Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio 1989 (in Italian). Modena.

External links[]

it:Classifica calcio Serie A italiana 1989 - Italian version with pictures and info.
Italy Championship 1987/88 - All results on RSSSF Website.

[table_note_JUV0.71438450399525-12] Juventus won the UEFA Cup qualification match against Torino 0–0*(4:2) then qualified to 1988–89 UEFA Cup.

[table_note_EMP0.71438450399525-13] Empoli was penalised of 5 points from the start of the season.

[1] Gianni Brera (12 September 1987). "I giorni del calcio". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 1.

[2] Gianni Mura (13 October 1987). "Il fenomeno Napoli". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 23.

[3] Gianni Brera (27 October 1987). "Qualcosa di travolgente". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 45.

[4] Gianni Brera (3 November 1987). "Maradona padre nostro". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 35.

[5] Gianni Brera (24 November 1987). "Caro Napoli, vai troppo forte". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 33.

[6] "Da Boniperti complimenti al Napoli". la Repubblica (in Italian). 24 December 1987. p. 19.

[7] Gianni Brera (22 March 1988). "Favole per la primavera". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 23.

[8] Gianni Mura (19 April 1988). "Vi dà fastidio lo scudetto bis?". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 34.

[9] Licia Granello (3 May 1988). "Ma non è ancora scudetto". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 34.

[10] Gianni Mura (15 May 1988). "La rivoluzione del sor Capanna". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 23.

[11] Massimo Agostini (17 May 1988). "Juve, ancora lacrime". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 26.

[14] "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.

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